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There was this little girl in one of the elementary schools I taught for a semester in NY. Same place in Brooklyn I told you about last time. Tough neighborhood, …

Yesterday was hair day. I opened the door to the Salon and stood there for a while drinking in the festive sight. The place was packed with black women getting …

I was speaking to a fellow linguist early this week and he said- I understand you have many dialects in your country… I interrupted him before he could formulate his …